Self-proclaimed nobody CG Silverman sees her move to an upscale new school as her chance to be somebody different. Her devil-may-care attitude attr...
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Jul 16, 2010
Val
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This book was funny to read. Although it was not my typical choice of book. I really did enjoy it. I received this book as an ARC through NetGalley.
The characters are described perfeclty in this book. It really brought me back to high school times and that point in your life where you are trying to decide who you really are.
I would really recommend this book to people. Especially young girls in highschool.
I love the way the story ended. It shows the unwindin More...
The characters are described perfeclty in this book. It really brought me back to high school times and that point in your life where you are trying to decide who you really are.
I would really recommend this book to people. Especially young girls in highschool.
I love the way the story ended. It shows the unwindin More...
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Aug 28, 2011
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So last night I stayed up all night reading Lindsay Faith Rech’s upcoming release It Started with a Dare!
While I had intended to just read a couple chapters, go to sleep, and pick it up later, once I started reading, I just couldn’t stop myself—I kept telling myself, “just a little more,” that I was half-way through, that there were “only 60 more pages…” And the only way I could justify continuing to read, is that I’d never have been able to sleep More...
So last night I stayed up all night reading Lindsay Faith Rech’s upcoming release It Started with a Dare!
While I had intended to just read a couple chapters, go to sleep, and pick it up later, once I started reading, I just couldn’t stop myself—I kept telling myself, “just a little more,” that I was half-way through, that there were “only 60 more pages…” And the only way I could justify continuing to read, is that I’d never have been able to sleep More...
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Jan 25, 2011
Monica
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To be honest this book was only so-so. I found the majority of the book to be lacking. It was so stereotypical and clique-ish. I'm in high school and I can honestly say kids aren't like that. I mean yeah there are cliques and stuff and but it isn't social suicide if you have friends in more than one and there's definitely not one girl that rules the school (although some of the girls THINK they're that one girl). I'm just kind of sick of novels being so stereotypical that way. It's the whole typ
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Jan 14, 2011
Victoria
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My first reaction as I am reading this book is that it is a lot like Mean Girls. I don't know if that is because ABC Family is always talking about Mean Girls being on Sunday night ( I Think) or if this story is honestly a lot like Mean Girls. Then the more and more I read it the more and more I thought it. So it is a lot like Mean Girls with slightly different characters and a slightly different ending.
CG wants a fresh new start at her new school. I understand that and makes for the More...
CG wants a fresh new start at her new school. I understand that and makes for the More...
Dec 03, 2010
Rachael
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It’s never easy moving to a new school, especially when you’ve always been on the sidelines, so imagine CG Silverman’s surprise when she’s adopted into it girl Alona Spelton’s inner circle. CG is terrified that once Alona and her clique discover who she really is, an unworldly tomboy, they’ll drop her like last season’s fads. CG is desperate to impress these girls, so when playing truth or dare, she maybe goes a little too far. One or two little lies grow into a monster that CG doesn’t know how
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Jul 26, 2010
Heather
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This was an E-book ARC I got from Net-Galley. I am not being compensated in any way for my review.
The release date for this book is September 13, 2010.
This book is definitely not for a younger group. There is a lot of talk about sex and profanity in it and it addresses some issues that younger aged 12 and under might be better off waiting to read about until they are older.
It's high school, the usual scene, the teen que More...
The release date for this book is September 13, 2010.
This book is definitely not for a younger group. There is a lot of talk about sex and profanity in it and it addresses some issues that younger aged 12 and under might be better off waiting to read about until they are older.
It's high school, the usual scene, the teen que More...
Jul 07, 2010
Jasmyn9
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CG Silverman is starting a new school, in a new town, and hoping for a new life - a more popular life. When the small "in" group of girls takes notice of her on her first day, she can hardly believe it. Before she knows what's happening she's the rebel of the group - doing whatever she feels like and going where no one has dared (or really should dare) to go before. One small white lie spins into another and suddenly CG is living a life of lies and half truths, dragging her friends, te
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Sep 03, 2010
Karla
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This was a book that I read in one sitting. The main character just jumped off the page and did a little dance for me. Within the first few paragraphs, I knew that CG was the kind of girl that I wanted to be friends with. She was smart, sassy, and funny as hell. Her journey through the shark-infested waters that is high school and going from nobody to social queen back down to lower-than-scum Toilet Girl was wildly entertaining. I laughed. I cried (well, okay not cried, but I did sniff a little)
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Aug 17, 2010
Fiona
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How do I start this review, hmm..
Let's just say, I finished reading this in less than 6 hours, with around 3 hours being away for tuition, and not to forget I stayed up till' 2AM while having to wake up the next day at 7AM. (and I'm here writing this review!) Why yes, thank you for your compliment.
So, now you know how Lindsay Faith Rech made me sacrificed my sleep and school works, how she took me on an interesting ride with this book, and how much I like this book. The w More...
Let's just say, I finished reading this in less than 6 hours, with around 3 hours being away for tuition, and not to forget I stayed up till' 2AM while having to wake up the next day at 7AM. (and I'm here writing this review!) Why yes, thank you for your compliment.
So, now you know how Lindsay Faith Rech made me sacrificed my sleep and school works, how she took me on an interesting ride with this book, and how much I like this book. The w More...
Jul 27, 2010
CorLostForWords
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CG is hoping to reinvent herself. New school, new crowd, why shouldn't she be popular this time around? No one knows her here, she can be whoever she wants to be. She ups the ante with a simple game of truth or dare. Telling the truth isn't hard for CG, but she prefers to embellish her answers. As for the dare, well, the more outrageous, why not? Her devil-may-care attitude gets her in the door with the popular crowd, but once there, she needs to maintain the status quo.
I, curiously, enjoy More...
I, curiously, enjoy More...
Jul 03, 2010
Tiger Holland (All-Consuming Books)
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CG (short for Cynthia Gene) Silverman is an average jeans-sneakers-and-hoodie-wearing tomboy,but when she moves to a new uppercrust school, she draws the attention of queen bee Alona Spelton and finds herself reinvented as one of the popular kids. CG's style doesn't change, but that's because her new identity revolves around being the careless rebel of her clique. Her first sleepover with the golden girls Alona, Sammie, and Grace leads to a series of dares, pranks, and lies that that only get ug
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May 25, 2010
Meredith
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Sep 27, 2010
Kari
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At her old school, CG was not in the cool crowd. That’s why she named herself CG at her new school, to give her an edge with the socialites. And it worked. Within no time, she’s part of the “Four Tops”, the smart, edgy one. But a little game of Truth, Dare or Torture is going to be the downfall of this princess. What starts with an innocent kiss on the cheek with her friend’s college-aged brother, ends with a lot of drama, grounding, a scandal with a teacher, and a friend in rehab. Oy vey. But,
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May 26, 2010
Trisha
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This was an all around great book. It had humor in it and I love books that can make me laugh and smile. The book is told through CG's point of view.
The run down of the book is this, CG's dad ends up getting a job and they have to move. Where CG lived before she only had one friend, so she wanted to make sure that she was the popular one in her new school. So when she sees the 3 popular girls in school, what does she do to fit in? LIES! She lies about everything, her boyfriend(s), her name More...
The run down of the book is this, CG's dad ends up getting a job and they have to move. Where CG lived before she only had one friend, so she wanted to make sure that she was the popular one in her new school. So when she sees the 3 popular girls in school, what does she do to fit in? LIES! She lies about everything, her boyfriend(s), her name More...
Oct 12, 2010
Kristin (Kritters Ramblings)
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A cute little YA novel to start a new three month Goodreads Challenge! This book reminded me of the movie Mean Girls with Lindsay Lohan. The classic popular girls with the new girl who usually doesn't fit in, they take her under their wing and drama ensues.
I am not usually a YA reader, but every once in awhile I like a cute light read where I can chuckle - remembering my days in middle and high school. This especially hits home because just recently me and JP (my boy) went to his hig More...
I am not usually a YA reader, but every once in awhile I like a cute light read where I can chuckle - remembering my days in middle and high school. This especially hits home because just recently me and JP (my boy) went to his hig More...
Aug 10, 2010
Chanelle
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CG is new to town and determined to be 'somebody' when before she was nobody. Well, nobody with a best friend she found actually really liked her. Leaving him and his revelation behind, CG reinvents herself as daredevil, alcoholic, sexually experienced and apparently into teachers. Her new friends are popular, but she soon realises they're not as perfect as everyone sees from the outside. And when CG's lies start unravelling, she realises who her true friends actually are.
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Nov 03, 2010
melissa1lbr
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I'm going to essentially paste what I wrote in my review at One Librarian's Book Reviews, since I said everything I really wanted to there:
The book showed a complicated look at popularity and the kinds of things people will do to be popular. It was also quite interesting in its depictions of the carelessness we feel toward other peoples' feelings. CG was not a person I liked or related to at all, especially in the way she treated others, but I did see that I can become just as cavalier wi More...
The book showed a complicated look at popularity and the kinds of things people will do to be popular. It was also quite interesting in its depictions of the carelessness we feel toward other peoples' feelings. CG was not a person I liked or related to at all, especially in the way she treated others, but I did see that I can become just as cavalier wi More...
Mar 06, 2011
Emmy
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Cindy Gene is a loser. Well, she was before she moved to her new school and lied, lied, and lied some more. Now she's at the top with the coolest girls,and she even meets the boy of her dreams (her new friend Alona's brother). She can't keep up with giant web of lies and some people aren't as great as you think you are.
I hate books with lessons but this book managed to teach you a lesson without the perfect ending. I read it in one day because I just couldnt put it down.She ends up wit More...
I hate books with lessons but this book managed to teach you a lesson without the perfect ending. I read it in one day because I just couldnt put it down.She ends up wit More...
Jun 01, 2011
Dana
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This book was trashy. i knew that going into the book though, the title and everything was just "trashy". I have to say I was looking for a easy read though which is the reason I picked this book up. To be honest I feel like it started with a dare was a utterly pointlessbook. The characters were pretty 2 dimensional. I barely got to know the main character "CG" at all. I found that swear words were actually kind of irritating- im all for the occasional f-bomb but I More...
Jul 29, 2010
Ali
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Almost sixteen-year-old CG Silverman has an opportunity to remake herself from podunk nobody to high school somebody, and she doesn't take the mission lightly. She throws away all of who she used to be, or really is, in favor of what she thinks her new popular friends want her to be.
Pretty soon, CG is lying about everything and it gets more and more difficult to remember truth from fiction. With so many balls in the air, eventually they all come tumbling down and CG falls from her p More...
Pretty soon, CG is lying about everything and it gets more and more difficult to remember truth from fiction. With so many balls in the air, eventually they all come tumbling down and CG falls from her p More...
Sep 22, 2010
Tasha
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Moving home and being taken notice of by the most popular girl in her new school, CG takes the opportunity to reinvent herself and soon becomes one of the "Four Tops". Her three new friends - Alona, Grace and Sammi - are not only popular but also rich. A few made up tales and an inability to afford the clothes the other girls are wearing, CG gets herself the position as the rebel of the group. She wears, does and says whatever she likes. She starts an online relationship with her Engli
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Jun 04, 2010
Brenda
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The best way to describe this book is "brain candy". That's all it was. There wasn't a lot of thought required to read it--it was mostly pure silliness. That doesn't mean it was bad. It just isn't great literature, and sometimes that's exactly what I'm in the mood for.
This is a nice one to pick up when you just have a few minutes here and there. The main character is not particularly likable, but she does seem to learn a few lessons along the way.
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This is a nice one to pick up when you just have a few minutes here and there. The main character is not particularly likable, but she does seem to learn a few lessons along the way.
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Mar 22, 2011
Melina
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I LOVED this book. Sometimes it's hard for me to find a book that can really captivate my interest, or keep my on my toes for the entire book. With this book that was no problem. Since its about a girl whos pretty close to my age it was easy for me to realate to her drama filled life and compare it to my own. Also, I loved the ending, the author made it different because it didn't end in that "cinderella story" kind of way, yes the main character ends up where shes supposed to be and i
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Feb 26, 2011
Diyou
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CG Silverman starts out at her new school with a goal to reinvent herself. She manages to get an invite into the "IN" circle at school, and things go downhill from there. Think Mean Girls without the makeovers. CG gets way over her head with a crush on Alona's (the It Girl)older brother (who makes it a habit to prey on high school girls apparently) and an illict involvement with a teacher. Which puts the teacher in a horrible position and could cause him his job. As her lies build
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Sep 27, 2010
Daisy
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Summary: Like probably every other teenager, CG Silverman is figuring out who she is and who she wants to be. She sees moving to a new town and going to a new school as her opportunity to reinvent herself and cuts all the ties to her old life, even telling the boy who was her best friend and almost boyfriend she's not interested anymore. The leader of a group of 3 popular girls takes to CG and at first things sail smoothly, sure CG has to lie and pretend she's something she's not, but all's fair
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Apr 22, 2011
Anne
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CJ has just moved to a new school, and like so many others in this situation, is hoping it will mean a fresh start and a shot at popularity. It just so happens that she does get picked up by the in-crowd but tough decisions must be made as the lies get bigger and the stakes more desperate as she tries to maintain her position there.
Didn't really like the writing or the characters, although in the end CG finally makes some wise(r) choices. Tween girls who like the mean girls sorts of More...
Didn't really like the writing or the characters, although in the end CG finally makes some wise(r) choices. Tween girls who like the mean girls sorts of More...
Dec 01, 2010
Savannah (Books With Bite)
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Oh the joys of high school. Friends, homework, parties, and backstabbing fiends.
CG, the new girl, make her way in to the in-crowd by lying. Yes, she lies. Alot. I can understand CG point of view. High school sucks. There are so much rules and social standards, its hard to stand out. But the things she did were just not right. I had a hard time reading this book. Not because it was not written well. Just that all the things were bad.
CG, once in the in-crowd creates so man More...
CG, the new girl, make her way in to the in-crowd by lying. Yes, she lies. Alot. I can understand CG point of view. High school sucks. There are so much rules and social standards, its hard to stand out. But the things she did were just not right. I had a hard time reading this book. Not because it was not written well. Just that all the things were bad.
CG, once in the in-crowd creates so man More...
Dec 01, 2010
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It Started With a Dare by Lindsay Faith Rech
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2010
305 pages
YA; Contemporary
3.5/5 stars
Source: Netgalley
Summary: CG has moved to a new school and sees this as her opportunity to make herself over as a popular rebellious girl with a mysterious background. Along the way she is entangled in two romantic relationships and is enmeshed in all of her lies.
Thoughts: Wow-does CG lie a lot! I really liked her at the beginning (she More...
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2010
305 pages
YA; Contemporary
3.5/5 stars
Source: Netgalley
Summary: CG has moved to a new school and sees this as her opportunity to make herself over as a popular rebellious girl with a mysterious background. Along the way she is entangled in two romantic relationships and is enmeshed in all of her lies.
Thoughts: Wow-does CG lie a lot! I really liked her at the beginning (she More...
Jan 14, 2011
Rowena
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This is the first book that I've ever read by Lindsay Faith Rech and I will give it to her for writing a story that I couldn't for the life of me put down. As much as I wanted to walk away from the book, I couldn't. I hate these kinds of books where a life is built up on a bunch of lies because when the crap hits the fan, I kept wanting to punch CG in the face.
I remember being a teenager and telling the little white lies so that you could come off cool but when you start telling lies t More...
I remember being a teenager and telling the little white lies so that you could come off cool but when you start telling lies t More...
Feb 19, 2011
Taryn Brittany
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CG Silverman is the new girl at school. When the popular girls (Alona, Sammie, and Grace) befriend her, CG thinks that this is her chance to finally be part of an "in" crowd. CG is so desperate to be accepted that she reinvents herself, pretending to be a daredevil. There is no dare too crazy for CG, and her new friends are impressed by her rebellious personality.
CG is enjoying her new popularity, but after awhile the lies start adding up, and she finds herself in deeper t More...
CG is enjoying her new popularity, but after awhile the lies start adding up, and she finds herself in deeper t More...
